Unit 4

Question 0

Reform

Answer 0

•Reform (v.) – to bring back to rightness, order, or morality
›Many people think we need to reform our political system.

Question 1

Misinformation

Answer 1

•Misinformation (n.) – untrue or wrong information

›The 2 warring countries constantly circulated misinformation to confuse each other.

Question 2

Formative

Answer 2

•Formative (adj.) – occurring at the time of most influence

›During a formative period of Jay’s life, he was introduced to jazz music.

Question 3

Inept

Answer 3

•Inept (adj.) – unskilled; clumsy

›Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my words seemed inept or just plain wrong.

Question 4

Adept

Answer 4

•Adept (adj.) – skilled; expert at

›Tanya was adept at dealing with the arguments that often arose on her volleyball team.

Question 5

Aptitude

Answer 5

•Aptitude (n.) – skill or suitability for

›Rob did not discover his aptitude for politics until he was in college.

Question 6

Posit

Answer 6

•Posit (v.) – to put forth; assert

›Tyler posited his belief that all people should be treated fairly.

Question 7

Impose

Answer 7

•Impose (v.) – to forcibly place upon

›They new government tried to impose its ideas onto supporters of the old regime.

Question 8

Disposition

Answer 8

•Disposition (n.) – attitude or mood

›The pirate captain’s impatient disposition led him to throw many lazy sailors to the sharks.

Question 9

Figment

Answer 9

•Figment (n.) – something invented or imaginary

›Were the monsters only a figment of a feverish brain?

Question 10

Effigy

Answer 10

•Effigy (n.) – a figure constructed in mockery

›An effigy of the other team’s mascot was burned at the pep rally.

Question 11

Prefigure

Answer 11

•Prefigure (v.) – to look like or predict a later thing or event
›The small riot outside City Hall prefigured a major uprising that occurred later that year.